[Bihar Act XXXIX of 1950]
THE BIHAR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1950
(This Act received the assent of the Governor on the 13 th
November 1950 and the assent was first
published is the Bihar Gazette of the 29 th
November 1950.)
AN
ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF HINDI IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT AS THE LANGUAGE TO BE USED FOR
THE OFFICIAL PURPOSES OF THE STATE OF BIHAR.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the adoption of Hindi in Devanagari script as the language to
be used for official purposes of the State of Bihar;
It is hereby enacted as follows:--
1. Short title, extent and commencement. --- (1) This Act may be called the Bihar Official Language
Act, 1950.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar.
(3) It shall come intoforoe on such date is the State Government may by notification appoint for
different parts of the State.
Provided that the date or dates appointed by the State Government under this subsection in
respect of any of parts of the State shall not be later than seven years from the date on which this Act
with the assent thereto of the competent authority is first published in the official Gazette.
2. Official language. ---Subject to the provisions of Articles 346, 347 and 348 of the Constitution of
India, the language to be used for the official purposes of the State shall be Hindi in Devanagari script.